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Deputies detained a man on Monday after they said he called 911 telling dispatchers that Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was going to blow up.

Bryon Brown, 32, allegedly called 911 three times on Monday morning while at the airport, WPLG reports.

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Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies tracked his call and found him inside. Brown told deputies that he suffers from a mental illness and after watching a violent movie at the airport he called 911 "to obtain help," the arrest report states.

Brown also told deputies that he made a similar call in Pennsylvania as a juvenile, WPLG reports.

Officials said they took Brown to a mental health facility after he claimed to be depressed. It is not known what Brown is being charged with.

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